Chapter 473

Evelyn Knight came to again—still in the hospital. Alfred West and Bethany Lawson were sitting by the bed, watching over her. The second Alfred noticed Evelyn stirring, his voice trembled a little as he leaned in. “Sweetheart, are you feeling okay? Anything hurt?” Her body was littered with bruises and cuts, purple and swollen in a few spots. When Alfred had rushed to the hospital and saw the state she was in, he nearly teared up on the spot. She'd only just arrived, and already something this awful had happened. The guilt weighed heavily on him. Bethany, standing beside Alfred, blinked back her own tears. “I’ll go get the doctor,” she murmured, then hurried out of the room. Not long after, a doctor came in to run another check. His verdict was reassuring: nothing serious, just needed some time and rest. By then, Evelyn had started to calm down. She gave a faint, weak smile to Alfred and Bethany. “Grandpa, Aunt Beth, I’m okay… What about Jasmine? And the baby…” Alfred caught the worry